Lori McInerney

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for providing confidential information from the 2004 Extended Class Registration Exam to candidates of the 2005 exam, and for failing to abide by a written undertaking to maintain exam confidentiality.

The Member admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct, characterizing the conduct as dishonourable and unprofessional.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and imposing terms on the Member's certificate of registration, including mandatory meetings with a nursing ethics expert.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to assess a resident at a long-term care facility during her shift.

The resident's condition deteriorated and she subsequently died in hospital.

The Member admitted to the allegations via an Agreed Statement of Facts.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand, a three-week suspension, and conditions on her certificate of registration.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct including boundary violations with clients, inappropriate behaviour with a colleague, and falsifying billing records.

The Member admitted to the allegations and an Agreed Statement of Facts was presented.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct by violating the therapeutic nurse-client relationship, misappropriating property, and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission as to Penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and conditions on the Member's practice including sensitivity training and supervised practice.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to the care of an elderly patient.

The Member admitted to failing to respond to the patient's requests for assistance, placing the patient in a darkened room without a call bell, restraining the patient without consent or a physician's order, failing to document the restraint, and verbally abusing the patient.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member committed professional misconduct.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission as to Penalty, ordering an oral reprimand and, should the Member ever re-register, a three-month suspension and practice conditions.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to appropriately document client contacts, failing to return and maintain client charts, and improperly billing for visits not made.

The Member admitted to the allegations through an Agreed Statement of Facts.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct.

Accepting a Joint Submission as to Penalty, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a one-month suspension, a $450 fine, and imposed conditions on the Member's certificate of registration requiring education and monitoring.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse who acted as the Nurse in Charge at a remote northern nursing station.

The College alleged that the nurse failed to meet standards of practice by wasting narcotics without a witness, administering multiple doses of narcotics without a physician's order, failing to properly document the administration and disposal of narcotics, and failing to maintain appropriate security systems for narcotics, including leaving narcotic keys unattended.

The Discipline Committee found the nurse committed professional misconduct on all counts, noting her blatant disregard for policies and procedures which facilitated the theft of narcotics.

The nurse's certificate of registration was revoked, and she was ordered to pay a $10,000 fine and $10,000 in costs.

The Member, a registered nurse and co-owner of a private seniors' residence, faced numerous allegations of professional misconduct relating to the care of a vulnerable elderly resident.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member unnecessarily restrained the resident, confined them to their room, failed to administer prescribed medications, and failed to seek required medical attention, ultimately leading to the resident's death from bronchopneumonia.

The Member also directed untrained, unregulated staff to perform nursing functions, submitted fraudulent invoices for care not provided, and misrepresented the facility's services and visiting policies.

The Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including physical and emotional abuse, and ordered the revocation of her certificate of registration.

The member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for claiming sick leave and benefits from one hospital while continuing to work at another, and for submitting falsified return-to-work status reports.

The member admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty, finding the member committed professional misconduct.

The member was reprimanded, suspended for 60 days, fined $2,500, and subjected to employer notification conditions for 24 months.